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Mick Mulvaney is firing back at Democratic critics of the White House’s plan to cut $15.4 billion in spending, including $7 billion in unspent funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. In...

The tax cuts are providing a big boost for corporate dealmaking, as t he lower corporate tax rate and the repatriation of foreign holdings free up cash that companies can use to make new investments...

In a new note to clients, Goldman Sachs economists say that U.S. fiscal outlook “is not good.” If you’re reading this you likely already knew that the picture isn’t pretty — but the new Goldman Sachs...

Births in the U.S. fell to a multi-decade low last year, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics released Tuesday. The provisional estimate shows 3.85 million births in the U...

The House Ways and Means Committee held a three-hour hearing Wednesday on the effects of the Republican tax overhaul. We tuned in so you wouldn’t have to. As you might have expected, the hearing was...

With the tax cuts passed and the White House increasingly focused on foreign policy, Republicans in Congress have set many of their top agenda items – from Obamacare repeal to immigration reform – on...

The monthly retail sales report due Tuesday morning should shed some light on the tug of war consumers are facing between the bump in take-home pay from the tax cuts and increasing toll they face at...

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for more states to bet on sports gambling as a source of revenue. In a 6-3 decision , the high court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional a 1992 federal ban...

Former President Bill Clinton said this week that the Republican tax bill is a “bullet aimed at New York and California,” referring to the new $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions that will...

The Washington Post’s Erica Werner details some of the mounting worries among Republicans trying to pitch their tax overhaul to voters: “Party leaders remain convinced the law remains their hope for...